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For now, if he really doesn't love this God he claims loved him and died for him, he might be a merely intellectual believer. If its any consolation, he's probably a better candidate to become a biblical Christian than most non-believers or Arminians. Because he can read the Bible without trying to make it say something it doesn't. For now, he despises it, and might always. But at least he's not trying to make God into something that is easier for him to swallow, so that he can "believe" in him, and not hate him. How many times have we heard: "If I thought God was like that (meaning SOVEREIGN), I wouldn't love Him!"?
__________________ Rev. Bruce G. Buchanan
ChainOLakes Presbyterian Church, CentralLake, MI Made both Lord and Christ--Jesus, the Destroyer
Acts 2:36 - 1 Cor. 10:9-10 & 15:22-26 - Hebrews 2:9-15 - 1 John 3:8 - James 4:12
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